Daily Mail Cryptic #17026

2023-02-03

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Across

1a

Democrat with terrible malice gets to make an impassioned speech (7)

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5a

Sociable driver, maybe, starts to begin yarn (6)

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9a

Very cold edges to zone skirted by bus or convertible (7)

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10a

One causing trouble gets to slip backwards in prison (7)

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11a

Cosmetic product set (3)

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12a

One regularly altering locks? (11)

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13a

Grass-like plant getting sun by border (5)

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14a

A Greek character only seen in a funny way (9)

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16a

Shame about fan or otherwise giving expletive (9)

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17a

Fruit close to delicate, long feather (5)

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19a

A line is sent for review? That's unnecessary (11)

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22a

Brother, perhaps, is upset by book (3)

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23a

Throw into disorder a French hospital in outskirts of Grenoble (7)

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24a

Bite Deb prepared in current phase? (3,4)

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26a

Stop talking of a break (6)

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27a

Temporary dwellers given article in pitched shelters (7)

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Down

1d

Intentions in sketches (7)

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2d

Rounding hotel, toted e.g. clobber that's frayed and hastily made? (7,8)

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3d

Dread week in A&E (3)

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4d

First person to wander from the south is native New Zealander (5)

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5d

Cover what pupils need to do in record of research (4,5)

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6d

Togetherness represented in duty after day's passed (5)

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7d

Serb in UN quoting different key issue (7,8)

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8d

Fine U.S. novelist followed by Yankee that's lightweight (6)

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12d

Longing to enter hot area to see dog-like mammal (5)

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14d

Rogue lamenting adopting of position (9)

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15d

Drive Frenchman staying in fantastic pile (5)

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16d

Join together temporarily with pastor, voice on the rise (4,2)

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18d

Distinctive badges shown by English doctor left with German banker (7)

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20d

Society in outward signs of collapse between then and now (5)

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21d

One with fishing equipment bordering river is still (5)

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25d

Small cake kept in tub, unusually (3)

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